Daughter of Darkness and of Dawn

Chapter 7: Picking Sides

Hey everybody! Sorry it's been so long since I updated this one. I've been trying to finish a chapter for my other fic "Sound of Silence" and then life got crazy.

Anywho, onto the story! Hope you enjoy!

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"I am Starfall, the first and only sparkling Megatron."

A tense silence filled the room and I could tell that Arcee was about to blow her top off. To no one's surprise Bumblebee pushed the children behind him while bulk and smokescreen transformed their servos into their main weapons. And then Optimus stepped in before things could escalate...again.

"Everyone stand down, it may be hard to accept but Starfall is not her sire. None of  you reacted this way when Ultra Magnus and I told everyone of who our siblings are, which in case anyone forgot, is Megatron and Soundwave. She is my niece and I expect you to treat her with respect, just as you treat me." He then gave everyone look before leading me away to my own berthroom, my minicons following close behind me.

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1 Year Later

It's been a long time since I crashed on earth, I believe one human year has passed. The autobots took a while to warm up to me but eventually excepted my presence. It mostly took a while because I refused to fight the decepticons, I had come to earth to get away from the war anyways. My minicons grew to like the human children and loved giving them rides and playing with them. Our personal relationship grew as well, making us into a small family.

There was only one thing wrong with this,  while I had yet to notice it, the dark energon I had unknowingly poisoned myself with, was beginning to corrupt my spark, and thus my very being. I slowly began distancing myself from the others, especially Optimus, because he was a direct link to Primus, the opposing force to what was currently flowing through my veins. I became temperamental, snapping at others for no reason before I just became cold to everyone except my minions.

One day, I think Optimus finally took notice of my behavior change. "Starfall, are you doing well? I have noticed you have been a little more on edge recently as well as avoiding me a lot recently, I would like to know why." The day had barely begun and I had already had to deal with Arcees snobby attitude earlier in the morning and was at my breaking point. I slowly turned to him with a dangerous look in my optics, one that warned him I would turn to violence. A look he had seen many a time before on the face of my sire. 

I grumbled before raising my voice, "Could you just leave me alone please?! What is with you and having to be involved in my personal problems?!"

Everyone that was in the main room looked at the scene in shock. Mostly because this was so unusual for me, considering I always had a calm and cool demeanor. Optimus looked more shocked than the others did, "Starfall, wh-" Before Optimus could even finish I put up my servo, "Don't Optimus, I just...ugh, I just need some time alone. Excuse me" I then turned and left the base. As soon as I was outside, I transformed into my sleek cybertronian alt mode and took off into the sky.

I myself didn't know what had come over me and I just needed time to think. My minicons, which were connected to my frame with Stromrider flying alongside me, were all abuzz with worry and concern. I mentally told them I would be okay and felt them relax a little through our bond. I flew to a remote location devoid of humans, landed, and sat on the edge of a mesa to think.

As my minions grew restless I told them they could run of and play, while I slowly sank into my thoughts. While I was thinking about my future, and how was inevitable that my family would end up killing each other one day, I heard a ground bridge open a good distance away. While at first I gave it no concern thinking it was the autobots come to check on me, I soon realized I was wrong by the sound of about 30 sets of pede steps slowly surrounding my position. I then realized it could be none other than the useless vehicon troops of my Sires army.